Educational Media: Master of Arts Degree (Instructional Technology Specialist / Computers Concentration)
Program Overview
Program Directors: Dr. Amy Cheney; cheneyal@appstate.edu; 828-262-6091, Leadership and Educational Studies
http://www.ced.appstate.edu/departments/les/programs/instr_tech/index.aspx
Other Concentrations (Media Literacy; Media Production; New Media and Global Education) are offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Program Highlights
- The Instructional Technology programis an innovative, award-winning graduate degree program.Most important is our reliance upon the college's social constructivist conceptual framework to guide all teaching, research, and service activities. The majority of the students in this program are part-time, distance-based practicing education professionals who learn together in regional cohorts. All of the content -- and nearly interactions with faculty and students -- is housed in an innovative online learning environment, called AET Zone. There are two tracks within this program:
- Instructional Technology/Computers: designed for K-12 educators and administrators who want to combine studies in both instructional applications and computer technologies;
- Instructional Technology/Computers, General: designed for those interested in teaching at a community college or working in corporate training settings.
Degree Application Essentials
Concentrations in Leadership and Educational Studies (LES): Instructional Technology Specialist/Computers (licensure); Instructional Technology Specialist/Computers General
Location of instruction: off campus/online. Specific locations of off-campus cohorts can be obtained from the Office of Extension and Distance Education
Required Entrance Exam: GRE or MAT (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required Number of References to specify in the on-line form: 3
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission)
Deadlines for Application. A program not open for a particular term will be marked with an "x." If the program has early screening dates, those dates are listed in parentheses. Applications that are not complete by the early screening date risk denial of admission due to no seats available. Increased enrollment may lead to a term being closed for new applications.
- Spring: Off campus/Online: 10/1
- Summer I: x
- Summer II: x
- Fall: Online: 6/1
Minimum Criteria for Unconditional Admission*: UGPA and GRE or MAT scores. No minimums have been established.
*Meeting this condition guarantees consideration of admission. In exceptional circumstances and with special permission from the Graduate School a limited number of students who do not meet this minimum may be granted admission.
Link to Instructional Technology / Computers (LES) and Media Related (C&I) Bulletin Descriptions
